Re:Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve...
by devilmoon on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @05:08PM
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2.
I can basically only pay for rent/bills, food and maybe a train ticket back home once a month to see family/friends, I'd say that's a pretty shitty life style - I am paying too much rent atm but even if I was able to shave a couple hundred euros off that it certainly wouldn't make me rich.
Re:Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve...
by balls187 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @12:11AM
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You work at one of the highest paying firms in your locale and you are slightly above making ends meet?
Do you at least love what you do (for a living?)
Re:Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve...
by devilmoon on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:35AM
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Not really - consulting isn't my line of work it seems. I am lucky in a way because I got into an handpicked team that actually writes code and explores new tech, so I'm not wasting my time entirely here, but still, I am considering going back to uni to specialise and hopefully move out of the country for an higher salary as a more specialised worker rather than jack of all trades SE
1. all that glitters is not gold.
2. what life style does your salary afford you?
I live in the greater Seattle Area. Engineering base salaries are ~130-160k range. Total comp, add $60-100k on top of that (bonus, +equity). SOme make more, some make less. All of us at that level live a pretty good lifestyle, but no one is really balling out.
Cost of living has skyrocketed to match the inflated salaries. Businesses and government are working overtime to extract that money out of workers pockets.